By chhotebhai (Concluding part of the Trilogy “Love’s Dark Secrets” & “Love Jihad- Catholic Style”) Kanpur: Tubal Cain was a man of might In the days when the earth was young. Tubal Cain faded into the twilight By the queen bee he was stung! The first two lines of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru: The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) says Catholics can in good conscience receive anti-Covid-19 vaccines produced using cells derived from aborted human fetuses in research and experimentation. The use of such vaccines does not constitute formal co-operation with abortion, says statement released MarchContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai: In Pope Francis’ first papal visit to Iraq, it’s important to note that violence against Christians in the troubled country had started years earlier – shortly after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. The insecurity that followed the power vacuum enabled extremist elements toContinue Reading
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: In his latest in-flight news conference, Pope Francis said March 8 he’s not afraid to be called a ‘heretic’ for engaging in dialogue with Muslims; that he felt “imprisoned” during Covid-19 lockdowns; he was “shocked” by the destruction he witnessed in the Iraqi city of MarchContinue Reading
A Malaysian court ruled on March 10 that non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to God, in a major decision in a divisive issue for religious freedom in the Muslim-majority country. The High Court decision squashed a 35-year-old government ban on the usage of Allah and three otherContinue Reading
Kochi: The Latin Church in Kerala has lashed out at the state government over the scrapped deal with US-based EMCC International for deep sea fishing and research, stating that the Fisheries and Industries Departments made serious mistakes and that they would have to take responsibility for the issue, instead ofContinue Reading
By Deeptiman Tiwary New Delhi: The federal government’s gazette notification in early March imposing restrictions on Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) from practicing journalism or research, and engaging in Tabligh or missionary activities, has effectively granted legal sanction to what was earlier only a set of guidelines in an officialContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad: The Medigate Consumer Portal is the latest initiative of the Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) to help its member institutions improve customer services and income. The initiative is undertaken in collaboration with Intent Health, a leading healthcare public relations agency based in the UnitedContinue Reading
Yangon: Catholic priests and religious in Myanmar are continuing to accompany demonstrators and appeal to the military not to use force. “We ask not to kill. This is why we have turned to the military. We fear that police officers will kill more young demonstrators. Our presence as people ofContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Siliguri: A convention was organised with starving people of North Bengal on March 10 under the aegis of Right To Food and Work Campaign of West Bengal. The representatives from people’s associations, grassroots movements, rural NGOs and welfare societies registered their participation under the banner of theContinue Reading
